Ane Brun - A Temporary Drive

Ane Brun is one of MJ and I's new favorites. You know my love of all things Scandanavian, so it was only a matter of time before I dove headfirst into this album. I know other bloggers have talked her up and I know her Duets album went over big, but I guess I was slow to catch on to her. I really don't read that many blogs anymore, to tell the truth.

Ane is from Norway originally, but it seems she has always been a free spirit. She travelled in Spain playing the streets for anyone who would lend an ear. Afterwards, she moved Sweden where she started her own independent record label DetErMine Records together with The Tiny's leadsinger Ellekari Larsson. Since, she has won numerous awards in both Norway and Sweden. She tours heavily and performs at many European music festivals. It's safe to say she kind of a big deal over there now.

Like her Swedish male contemporary and friend, Jose Gonazalez, Ane's songs are simplistic in their arrangements, yet still shoot straight into your emotional core. Her latest record, A Temporary Dive, was released in the US on May 15th by V2.

Ane Brun - To Let Myself Go
Ane Brun - Ballon Ranger

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DJ Eleven - Summer Madness Mix

DJ Eleven is giving away a free summer mix. Lots of old school summer jams for you kick back and sweat with.



DJ Eleven - Summer Madness Mix

Tracklisting

1. Sam Cooke “Summertime”
2. Bob Marley “Sun Is Shining”
3. Devin The Dude “Lacville 79”
4. The Isley Brothers “Summerbreeze”
5. The Originals “Sunrise”
6. Freddie Hughes “Sarah Mae”
7. Ahmed “Back in the Day”
8. Quincy Jones “Summer in the City”
9. Outkast “West Savannah”
10. Main Source “Just Hanging Out”
11. Smokey Robinson “Cruisin”
12. EWF “Sun Goddess”
13. Hi-Tek & Common “Sun God”
14. Wiiliam Devaughn “Be Thankful For What You Got”
15. Brand Nubian “Wake Up (Reprise in the Sunshine)”
16. Commodores “High on Sunshine”
17. De La Soul “Sunshine”
18. Naughty By Nature “Feel Me Flow”
19. Eugene “Here Comes The Sun”
20. Kool & the Gang “Summer Madness”
21. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince “Summertime”
22. Beyonce & Ghostface “Summertime”
23. Pete Rock & CL Smooth “Take You There”
24. Bill Withers “Lovely Day”
25. Blackbyrds “Dreaming About You”
26. Sade “Kiss Of Life”
27. De La Soul “Pass the Plugs”
28. Raphael Saadiq “Skyy, Can You Feel Me?”
29. War “Summer”
30. Digital Underground feat. 2Pac “Same Song”
31. Osibisa “Sunshine Day”
32. Stevie Wonder “A Place in the Sun”
33. Marvin Gaye “Got To Give It up”
34. Bob Marley “Is This Love?”
35. Sanchez “Here I Am”
36. Roy Ayers “Everybody Loves The Sunshine”

Other Mixes

Make sure you check out the Adult Swim/Chocolate Industries Mixtape. Chris linked to it for you.

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Cabin

One of the bands that we are excited to check out at this year's Midwest Music Summit is Cabin. Cabin is one of Louisville's hot up-and-coming bands. They make soulful, melodic music that is strengthen by the great pipes and clean delivery of Cabin singer Noah Hewett-Ball.

Buy Cabin's Govern The Good Life. Cabin's MySpace.

Cabin - The Long Fall

Just Added: Cabin - I Was Here



Margot Interviewed

Each Note Secure interviews Richard & Andy of Margot and the Nuclear So and So's. These guys will of course be playing MMS as well.

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Desdemona Music Festival 2006 : Apollo Up!

You wanna know who kicked some ass? Apollo Up! kicked some ass. Their new album, Chariots Of Fire, is all slick and overproduced, but when you put these three guys from Nashville on a stage, they rock out. Eric compared them to an early Elvis Costello, which is a pretty good assesment. My take on top of that is that they're very Ted Leo-esque as well. I also spoke of them back in May, and suprisingly, they proved me correct in being the "high-speed whirlwind of jabbing and stabbing rock" I described them as.



The guys played on Stage Two, to kick off Day Two, which was in the center half circle created by bridge supports, in the shadow of a statue of the city's namesake, Cincinnatus. They boys must have been inspired by the great deeds of Cincinnatus because they dedicated a song to him.


The Great Cincinnatus

Apollo Up! - Even If You Don't Die
Apollo Up! - Walking The Plank
Apollo Up! - Cut Up


Stage Two Layout

Added Note: Apollo Up! will also be at The Midwest Music Summit here in Indianapolis - August 10th - 12th.

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The Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band

Sometimes in my quest to bring you new and exciting music from all over the world, I neglect to look in front of my own face, or in this case, the city I call home. The Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band is an extremely fun and quality three-piece from Indianapolis. They aren't flashy, you'll never see them on MTV and since they're a three-piece, they aren't really even a "big damn band".

They make a brand of blues that originates from the swamps of the Mississippi Delta, and seemingly like much of the music that comes out of the south, it's a family affair. The Rev. Peyton handles the vocals and guitar work, his brother Jayme beats the drums and the Rev's wife, "Washboard" Breezy, rips up and down her nickname's namesake. It's a rythmic frenzy and while the band may not actually be big, the sound they create is.

These kids will be playing at this year's Midwest Music Summit, so if you're in the area, come stomp your feet and holler with the Rev. The Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band's MySpace.



The Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band - My Soul To Keep
The Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band - Never Seem To Mind
The Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band - Train Song

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Desdemona Music Festival 2006 : Rogue Wave

Lead Singer Zach Rogue

One of the better sets of the weekend, despite numerous technical problems, was Rogue Wave. I was lucky to catch these guys opening for The Stills just a few nights before and was pleased to see that their show was just as great in a festival setting as it was in a smokey bar venue.


Joined by Liam O'Neil of The Stills

In my opinion, Rogue Wave has always been a little hit and miss on their albums. I think Descended Like Vultures was great, but repetitve at times. Eric has basically described them as a poor man's Built To Spill who has been influenced by the sounds floating down from the Pacific Northwest to their hometown of Oakland, CA. Whatever their weaknesses when recorded, their live show, both times I've seen them, has been exciting and enjoyable. The guys in the band switch around a lot playing each other's instruments and they even had Liam O'Neil from The Stills join them for a song. All the changes in the dynamic really kept things fresh and interesting.

What I liked most about them was their complete lack of ego and simple desire to play good music for the crowd - which, to the best of their ability, they did.

MJ thought Zach Rogue was pretty dreamy, a nice change of pace from the other "uber scrawny" lead singers at the fest. Loved drummer Pat Spurgeon's white-boy 'fro and guitarist Gram LeBron's porn 'stache and ink.

Rogue Wave - Publish My Love


Drummer Pat Spurgeon

View all my Rogue Wave set pictures here.

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Entrance - Prayer of Death

My homeboy Garrison was adamant that I check into Entrance. Good ears Mista Garrison. I freely admit I don't know a lot about this guy, other than what his MySpace and Garrison have told me. I know I love the blues and in this work I love the influence of modern guitar greats like Hendrix as well as the obvious influence of the sounds from middle eastern world.

Entrance - Prayer Of Death (Highly Rec'd!)
Entrance - Grim Reaper Blues (Highly Rec'd!)

Older Works:

Entrance - You're So Fine
Entrance - Cocaine Blues

Guy Blakeslee is also known as Entrance and has been playing guitar, upside-down to accomidate him being left-handed, since age 11.

His MySpace enlightens us that he has allowed the influences of such modern rock giants as Jimi Hendrix, Can, the Birthday Party, Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd to find their natural place in his music, alongside a newly sparked obsession with the music of modern day nomadic peoples of the Sahara Desert (a sound being made by electric guitarists like Ali Farka Toure and Malian group Tinariwen,) making for a fully amplified, heavy and psychedelic sound that is as much punk as it is the Blues.

Like the dusty grooves of old blues 78s. The sound is trebly. You can hear between song chatter. The overall feel is of a one-room studio out back of a small Southern church in 1956.

Entrance's MySpace

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Desdemona Music Festival 2006 : We Are Scientists

Lead Singer Keith Murray

I'm gonna split up the shows from Desdemona into separate posts. So I can talk a little more about each performance. I'm not necessarily going to go in day order either. That's just how it's gonna be. This was my first time seeing We Are Scientists live, and right off the bat I knew I might be out of my element to some degree. No other band attracted a younger crowd. It seemed that there were many high schoolers and college students that were really geeked out to see this band. They packed the front of the stage. That's no insult, it's simply that they appeal to a younger demographic than I fall into. Despite this fact, I too thought they were loads of fun.

The guys were funny and extremely interactive with the crowd. The most interesting joke was made by their bass guitarist, Chris Cain, before the set started. As more people were milling over from the center stage, he told the late-comers that they should just turn around and go back. That they would never be able to have the kind of relationship with the band that those who arrived very early had with the band. I arrived pretty early, so I guess I was free from this scorn. This of course was probably said with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek, but it kind of came off pretty harsh. I mean, everyone laughed, but I'm not so sure he was totally kidding. Any other bloggers have a take on this?


Bass Guitarist Chris Cain

The boys started off with intensity and further continued their great rapport with the crowd. In all their rocking and jumping around, it was discovered quickly that lead singer, Keith Murray, had a hole in his underware. The audience let him know and he actually seemed somewhat embarrassed. The situation was further worsened when some douchebag threw his boxers up at the singer hitting him squarely in the face. You think he wanted your sweaty boxers in his face?! Gross.


Drummer Michael Tapper

The boys kinda fell asleep in the middle of the set, or maybe I did. The songs started running together about 5 in. The show revealed the lack of depth in their song catalog, but their personalities carried them through this section. They picked up the pace towards the end showing the guys knew the keys to a good show. Start storng, finish strong, be entertaining and most crowds will forget about the middle snoozefest.

These guys have have a future and will likely last longer than Morningwood. Their fanbase is a bit on the young side of the indie rock crowd which gives them the opportunity to grow with their fans and vice versa.

We Are Scientist - Inaction

You can view all of my photos from We Are Scientists' set here.

Elsewhere:

AOL's The Interface features Nada Surf this week.

Download the podcast.

Eagles Of Death Metal also dropped by.

Download the podcast.

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The Donkeys -S/T

The Donkeys are a foursome from San Diego who play a type of indie rock that has Beach Boy-style pop elements crossed with a little soul, a little blues, even a dash of country and then a whole lot more fuzzy psychedelia. They draw lines of influence and comparison to bands like The Velvet Underground, Curtis Mayfield, Television, The Kingsbury Manx, Of Montreal and The Radar Bros. The songwriting is strong, the play is tight and I am loving this album more each time I listen to it...I think I'm on the 5th time through today!

They were recently on tour and opening for Casiotone For The Painfully Alone. CFTPA member, Owen Ashworth, mentioned them on Said The Gramaphone a couple months ago. Their website will be coming soon, until then check out their MySpace. Their first self-titled effort is being released by Antenna Farm Records, a growing favorite of mine.

The Donkeys - Come On Virginia
The Donkeys - Blood Hill
The Donkeys - In The Morning

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Girl Talk - Night Ripper

I apologize for the blog silence yesterday. I had a family funeral to attend in Louisville. I had to head home really late Sunday night after returning from Desdemona, which by the way, was fantastic. I hope you've read about it on Each Note Secure, YANP, iGIF, Marathonpacks and Good Hodgkins. I'm still getting organized with that, so to hold you over...



Girl Talk (aka Greg Gillis) is master of the mashup. In his third release, Night Ripper, the amount of samples used is unreal. Thousands of sounds slammed together, combining everything from Smashing Pumpkins to PM Dawn to M/A/R/R/S to Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch. If you can think of a modern classic or popular song from the last 30 years, chances are it finds it's way into one of these tracks. It's almost like "Name That Tune" as one blogger put it when describing the format of these tracks. The bits and pieces fly in and fly out and you have only seconds to recognize them. It may sound like a mess, but it's pieced together with high skill. My take : It's kind of the ultimate party record.

"Hip hop hits, grunge masterpieces, glossy club-shakers and rock anthems are all layered and pieced meticulously together into one non-stop celebration of pop and excess."

Girl Talk - Ask About Me
Girl Talk - Give & Go
Girl Talk - Bounce That (Highly Rec'd)

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World Cup Update & Desdemona Music Festival

"He's fat, he's round, he's worth one more goal than the US scored all cup. Ronaldo! Ronaldo!" OK, so I changed the lyrics. It's usually "...he's worth a million pounds" or "he rolls along the ground". One or the other. Nevermind. Wow. Despite packing on the LB's, Ronaldo nutted up for two big goals against Japan in Brazil's comeback win. He should have had a hat-trick but pushed an open look from 8 yards out wide on an insanely beautiful give-and-go-and-give-back with Ronaldinho. I'd still take a fat Ronaldo any day over no Ronaldo. He also proved me wrong and tied Gerd Mueller for the all-time goals scored in World Cups with 14 total.

Ronaldinho looked great, his passing is pinpoint and his creativity is unparalleled in this tourney. Japan woke the slumbering beast and Brazil looked and played like a favorite yesterday. Granted Japan wasn't very strong defensively and was missing their captain due to yellow cards. No matter, this match was fun to watch.

My homeboy Magnus is Swedish and says the Germans have already started the slur campaign against the Swedes to get everyone in Germany fired up for their upcoming match. He's wary because the Germans have some big time support behind them. His name? Hasslehoff.

Speaking of Hasslehoff, I watched about 10 minutes of that America's Got Talent show that he is a judge on and then was pretty sure I was ready to take a bottle of sleeping pills. Man, horrific. The guy looks shiny and plastic too. It's all very scary. I would be worried too, if I were a Swede.


Off To Desdemona



Well, I'm heading out for Cincinnati. Desdemona Music Festival. The weather is rainy, but I don't care, at least it isn't 105 degrees.

Three-Day passes are still only $24! Come on down! If you can't make it, I'll try to help you and at least give you some of what you are missing. Desdemona Music Festival's MySpace.

WE ARE SCIENTISTS - Inaction
SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME - Can't Ever Sleep
AU REVOIR SIMONE - Hurricanes
CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY - It Might Be Me
THE SPECTACULAR FANTASTIC - Darkest Hour
THE WALKMEN - Tenleytown
RADIO 4 - Sink So Low (Live)
HEARTLESS BASTARDS - Onions
MARGOT AND THE NUCLEAR SO AND SO'S - Skeleton Key
THE DOUBLE - Idiocy
RICHARD SWIFT - Lady Day


THE FIERY FURNACES - Benton Harbor Blues
ROGUE WAVE - Publish My Love
THE SUNDRESSES - US, Asshole (.wma)
ENON - Believo!
GHOSTFACE KILLAH - Website
ANNIE - Website
PAPER AIRPLANE - Their MySpace
THE TURNBULL ACS - Their MySpace
DIET AUDIO - Their MySpace
FORGET CASSETTES - Their MySpace
SMALL SINS - Their MySpace
APOLLO UP - MOKB Post w/ mp3s
THE STILLS - Their MySpace
WIL-O-EE - Website
THE HIGH AND LOW - Their MySpace

Mates Of State
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Have a great weekend! If I can update (if my hotel has a wireless connection) I will. If not, you'll get the lowdown on Monday and Tuesday.

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The Beef - GO HOME YANKEES!

Well, Bruce Arena is officially the Tony Dungy of the soccer world. OK, maybe without as much talent to coach, but the guy performs during the regular season, gets you to the playoffs and then falls asleep. I know the U.S. media played a huge role in the over-hyping of this U.S. soccer team and I know the easy CONCACAF schedule led to a bloated world ranking, but the U.S. was essentially 0-3 in this World Cup! Oh and Three! OK, OK, we were 0-2-1, but the own goal from Italy was the only saving grace to prevent the record really being 0-3.

I also know that the best athletes in the U.S. play basketball, football and baseball - sports they can actually make real money at, at least here in the U.S. If Lebron James and Dwayne Wade played soccer growing up, things might be different, but they didn't and it seems soccer is left with the athletic leftovers. Ouch, harsh? Maybe. Maybe the problem is that all these soccer leagues that so many U.S. kids are playing in have their priorities out of wack! They are all about good sportsmanship and the joy of the game. Joy of the game?! What's that? I mean, most don't even keep score! Hey! We need to get Soviet on this and start breeding some die-hard champions! Where are those parents that sacrifice their children's youth to build them into hardcore soccer killing machines?! We need some win-at-all-cost muthas who will go out there and play like they have a pair! I'm sick of these Landon Donavans! Hello, Landon? Thanks for taking the last two weeks off. Hope you enjoyed the rest.

Look, The U.S. is still the most powerful nation in the world, with the most resources and we've had our asses handed to us in the World Baseball Championships, Olympic Hockey, The World Basketball Championships, Olympic Basketball and now the World Cup! What the eff is up?! Are we good at anything anymore?

It's all George Bush's fault. I'm sure of it. No, seriously, things might be improving on the soccer landscape for the United States. That's what the media is trying to tell us at least, but this World Cup was no indication of that. Honestly, I'd just be happy if we started winning the games we invented (basketball & baseball) on a global level and if soccer falls back to 5th place again? Fine. I'm sooo over soccer. Damnit. OK, maybe I'm just bitter and disgruntled towards it. It's a damn good thing the World Cup is every four years, it seems to be just enough time for me to forget how weak at soccer we, as a national team, really are.

The NBA Beef

The New York Knicks fired Larry Brown today and Isaiah Thomas named himself coach. Nice! Morons. The Knicks are gonna kick ass next year, let me tell you. I witnessed Isaiah's bumbling first hand when he was coach here in Indianapolis. You think you can actually win with Starbury and Stevie Franchise on the same team?! Oui. The only ego bigger than those two's is Isaiah's. The Knicks might actually finish next year with a worse record than they had this year. Is that even possible?

Indianapolis Beef



Some knuckleheads at NUVO actually think the three best bands coming out of Indianapolis are The Virgin Millionaires, Stereo Deluxe and The Elms. Nothing against these bands, but come on! Ever heard of Margot and The Nuclear So & Sos? OK, I know the purpose of this article might have been to build some local buzz around some bands other than Margot, and I'm not saying one way or the other if these bands have a chance to "break out". It could be argued that Margot all ready has to some degree, but I still think it's a slight not to mention or include them in this article. You can read it here.

Margot & The Nuclear So & Sos - Skeleton Key
Margot & The Nuclear So & Sos - Quiet As A Mouse

I'll include some mp3s from these three bands as soon as I find some.

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DON'T GO HOME YANKEES!

Well, we're halfway. The USA vs. Ghana in The World Cup today.

It's 2 - 1 Ghana leading as I write. ARGH! A penalty kick in extra time? This US team could not be more frustrating to watch.

Italy is up on the Czech Republic 1-nil. Gotta hope Italy hangs on, but it could be irrelevant.


Elliott Smith - Trouble (Cat Stevens Cover)



Lollapalooza 2006 : August 4-6, 2006 : Chicago : Grant Park

Lollapalooza 2006 Schedule is now available. 7 stages. Daaaamn.

I'll get something with a little more beef up after the match. It may be my beef with this team.

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It's A Trap! Reader's Companion Vol. 2

I'm a little slow on things sometimes. My mind is not always a "steel trap" as they say. I gotta a lot coming in all the time and there just doesn't seem to be room, so things get squeezed out and lost in the shuffle. I received It's A Trap! Reader's Companion Vol. 2 quite a while a ago, but didn't relate it to the blog/website It's A Trap! at all. I finally listened to it, (because, seriously, to anyone who has sent me something to listen to, unless it catches my eye immediately, I probably haven't gotten through it yet - BUT, as this shows, I'm working on it) and it is great. I mean, I love so much of the music coming out of Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark and Finland. Those nordic kids can rock and pop out! Heh heh, who pops out? Pop out with your mop out! Oui...sorry.

This compilation is an awesome introduction for those of you who may not yet be educated in the greatness that is the lands that make up "Scandinavia". So, here's the deal...The series includes 17 tracks from promising Scandinavian artists, and almost half of the tracks are being heard here for the first time on this comp. I am in love with The Bear Quartet and Björn Kleinhenz so far. You can check them below. Dang, Scandanavia is STILL so hot right now!

Even more awesomeness? It's only $6. Ohhhh Snap! Buy It's A Trap! Reader's Companion Vol. 2

The Bear Quartet - Birds Are Singing Deep Within The Greenery
Björn Kleinhenz - Pocket Of Gold



Absolut Noise also loves The Bear Quartet and is much more of an expert on them than I.



Also, If you liked Björn Kleinhenz, you can get more of his music at his site.

Speaking of Scandanavia : The World Cup



As most of you may all ready know, Sweden and England played to a tie the other day. Kiss your sister. The good news? We get to keep watching the Swedes! They advance with England to the knock-out round. That, for the ladies, means hot Swedish men continue to play soccer. For the fellas, hot Swedish ladies continue to come out and support wearing next to nothing. YAY!! They're matched up against the host nation, Germany, in the next round so our cheering may be short and sweet. Enjoy it while it lasts!

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Casper & The Cookies

I have to start out today by mentioning the choke that was The Dallas Mavericks. Superman and Flash took it to the Mavs on their home court last night to win The Heat's first NBA championship. Shaq proved that he didn't need Kobe, and Wade, who while at Marquette, ruined my Kentucky Wildcats' best run at a championship since 1998, proved that he really is one of the elite and will be talked about for years to come.

I was happy for Alonzo Mourning and even Antoine Walker (still an ass, but a former Wildcat) who both actually came up huge last night, which is exactly what the Heat needed. Dallas is young and deep and have a fantastic coach, who has turned their philosophy around, and an owner willing to spend as much as it takes to win (which is what all sports fans really would die for), so it's really only a matter of time for them. They'll get there's. The Kentucky ties continued as former UK Wildcat Pat Riley added another in a long line of championship rings. His 5th in the NBA I believe. He also won a championship as a player at Kentucky. OK, well good job, good series - actually watched some of it and was able to get into it, which is a rarity as I usually hate the NBA.

Casper & The Cookies



Casper & The Cookies are from Athens, GA and will be playing the Athens Popfest in August. They also have a new album called The Optimist's Club which will also debut in August. It's full of pop exploration that will have you feeling good and bobbing your head along. Some songs, while mildly psychedelic, are sweet and heartfelt, such as The Optimist's Credo. Some, like Kiss A Friend, are full of horns and guitar rythmns that make you sway and dance around. You always read the cliche "infectious melodies" when critics are talking about pop groups like this, but once again, it holds true. It is hard to see someone not really enjoying this record. The second half is particularly strong, in my opinion. Learn How To Disappear, The Optimist's Credo, Neo Dada Hey Day and Sea Fingers take you on a great four song run that inventively explores all aspects and shades of pop music.

The writing duties are held by ex-Of Montrealer Jason NeSmith (aka Casper Fandango) and Kay Staton. Fandango is also the operator of Bel*Air Recording Studio at which most of Athens' up-and-coming bands record. Fandango's experience provides a solid foundation and Staton apparently has taken a more active role in the creative direction of the band. Their creative collaboration pays off on this record.

Three songs may seem like a lot from one record, but they are all so different and all so good. I really encourage you to check these tracks, they are all highly recommended. So it goes without saying (even though I am saying it), come August, go buy the record!

Casper & The Cookies - Barking In The Garden Of Ill Repute
Casper & The Cookies - Learn How To Disappear
Casper & The Cookies - The Optimist's Credo

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Desdemona Music Festival : This Weekend

The Desdemona Music Festival is this weekend as is Intonation. I will be making the trip down to Cincinnati for the three-day Des-fest. Three-day passes are only $24 dollars...that's insanely cheap for this good of a lineup. I would have prefered that this was a two-day fest instead of three (no band starts until 4pm each day), but I'm not gonna gripe past that.

I watched The Stills & Rogue Wave play Birdy's here in Indianapolis last night and was incredibly impressed by the show each band put on. If I hadn't busted my camera all to hell, I'd post some pictures, but I'll have to get a new camera in order to make that happen. Anyway, both of these bands will be playing Desdemona this weekend. I'm more of a Logic Will Break Your Heart kind of guy than I am a Without Feathers kind of guy.

The Stills - Retour A Vega
Rogue Wave - On A Plain (Nirvana Cover)

Rogue Wave - 10:1

In The Blogs:

Kevin at So Much Silence has spilt the Birdmonster WOXY Lounge Act Performance into individual mp3s. Go get that now! You guys need to be going to his site daily, it is chock full of awesomeness.

eMusic/Stones Throw offer Exclusive Free Track

Here is the info: Stones Throw Records and eMusic, the world’s largest digital retailer of independent music, are teaming up to offer the DJ community and hip-hop fans their first “digital-only 12-inch single.” On June 21, eMusic will offer underground hip-hop producer/MC Oh No’s single “Gets Mine” (featuring Buckshot) from the upcoming album Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms as the site’s free Daily Download. The track will be FREE until the album’s release date on August 8. This will mark the first time an independent label has pushed a traditional 12” single exclusively thro